Sailors scanned for icebergs on a nine-day journey to the U.S.’s northernmost military installation this summer—part of an effort to erode Russia’s vast advantage in the region.

The technical challenges of drilling in many Arctic patches, combined with a general lack of infrastructure, means that in most cases it will be many years before explorers reap any rewards from ...

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed to loosen Obama-era safety regulations for the oil industry in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska to ease the way for petroleum extraction in the region, an ...

Last year, one of the world’s biggest oil companies walked away from a handful of promising leases in shallow waters just off the coast of Alaska’s North Slope. The move by Shell, which some observers ...

The Trump administration is emphasizing defense concerns instead of climate research in the rapidly warming Arctic region.

Fifty years ago, Alaska experienced the biggest man-made earthquake in our history. The ground shook as heavy machinery forged a new road to the Arctic Ocean, hundreds of thousands of new people ...

After talks in Moscow, Lavrov said both sides aim to pursue joint oil & gas projects in Russia’s Far East and Arctic. Russia's President Putin is expected to visit India later this year. A new Trump ...

Russian energy giant Rosneft may acquire a huge Arctic oil field from its ex-chief Eduard Khudainatov as part of its drive to create a new production region in the north, a source familiar with the ...

When you think about offshore oil rigs, what comes to mind is what you may have seen in movies — skeletal towers in the middle of a vast sea, some flares cutting through the darkness, and a crew that ...